The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

'IiIE..kTRE ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE. Messrs. G. belmore, Fitzjames. G-. Wes'on ; Misses Helen Howard and R. Leclercq, Mrs. liandenhoff, Mrs. C. Melville, 43m. After which, Shaltsnere's Tragedy of M XCBETIT. Mr. Creswick; M es srs.Marston , R. ltoxby , a Belmore, A Rayner, a. F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, ,te ; Misses Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss Alden leawait, Doors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,- Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND TIIE WIND. After c hich, TIIE STRANG ER. Messrs. we, Chi oore Gordon, ale, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Br ,aid, &c. iesdarnes Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwildam, M, &C. Followed 1.,y ON THE SLY. Messrs itzwk . Buckstone &c., Rogers, Gordon, &C. ; Mesdames Snowdon, F l And OUR MARY A H NNE. Miss A . Lindley, Mr Clarke. o commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan fan, tr.e Icing's Butterfly, Mr. Icechter. Messrs. Ryder,Wid dicomb, Ch rle 4, 31.'intyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland, C ifford, Collett; Misses Carlot a Lezlercq, 31. Henradc, E. "..avenue, and B. Lavenue. Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. IL Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue, Mi s. Lee. Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Eleven till Five. IZING'S BUTTERFLY.-LYCE UM R. THEATRE.—Fanfan, the King's Butterfly, Mr. EuIEITER.—The most E uccessi ul Drama produced for years. ____.----------- ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Yining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Atter which, THE sTEET3 OF M Nelson, LONDON. MessrsH. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi R her, D. Murray, J. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston , Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. N i .,w THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-- Solo Proprietor and Manazer. M. R. Webster. THIS EVENING, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stuart, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. Myles (with songs), Mr. John Collins. Messrs. Billington, tt. Phillips, Stephenson, Eburne, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Miss Woolgar, Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Biding - ton, and Mrs. H. Lewis. To conclue with DOING RANTING. Messrs. J. Clarke Stephenson ;Mrs. H Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINFN r TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. This Popular Theatre is now Open. THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARON-ET ABROAD ANA TIIE RUSTIC PItIMA L ONNA : Mr. Fi ank Matthe A s ; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original Comedy Drama, in three acts, by .1. ralgrave Simpson. enti tled SY RILL& ; or, STEP BY STET. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce ofWroo OCS LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. F rank K'Matthews. 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THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Ihil4 be had Every Evening of G. R. GLhN[E, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATES r EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by lIE.';ItY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish itr,!et, W. sion. He remarked that although he had numbered 80 winters, the noble lord united in a remarkable degree the freshness of youth with the maturity of a green old age ; he also informed his hearers of an interesting fact, that he had in the year 1811 heard the noble lord make a speech in the House of Com mons which was a promise that his after perfor mances had fulfilled. A little incident recorded like this, in the midst of a festive scene, imparts an interest to it. It is not probable that these two men believed on that evening that half a century afterwards they should thus meet, one the Premier of this country, and the other the magnate of the City of London. It was not likely that Lord PALMERSTON should go so much into detail upon an occasion like that before him, but he touched briefly upon some of the leading affairs of the day. He referred with great regret to the dark spot in the affairs of without, which is the war raging on the other side of the Atlantic, but he speedily passed from such a painful topic to other themes more in unison with the scene before him, and congenial to the tastes of his hearers. He congra tulated the Lord Mayor upon the presence of his most distinguished guests, men who have reflected glory upon the two chief countries of the world. The first was Lord BROUGHAM, truly depicted by the Premier as a man who has "distinguished him self in every career of intellectual display," an elo quent advocate, a powerful Parliamentary orator, or as having " trodden successfully all the various paths of science, anxious to spread the blessings of knowledge through the land." In terms hardly less flattering did the noble lord allude to the other man of mark, M. BERRYER, 33 one who had ate tained great "eminence in his; own country, whose name was known throughout all the nations of Europe, unrivalled in eloquence at the Bar." He further added that he was glad to possess such an opportunity of doing homage to the talent and ability of France. It is always for tunate when there is anything out of the common to impart vivacity to the proceedings of an annual entertafnment, and the good folks who are always at the feast could not go back and say that what they did with yesterday they e'en did with to-day, for it was quite an era in the records of civic feasts, to entertain a Frenchman of note, and so remarkably conspicuous as M. BERRYER. It is very satisfactory that the learned advocate was enabled to be present at thia enter tainment, for it afforded him a glimpse of Eeglish life that is characteristic and peculiar, and must be very interesting at al! times to foreigners. He may say that the fearful month of November is enlivened by festive scenes in the city which is supposed by some abroad to lie under a cloud during that dreary season. The learned gentleman in his short speech was very effective, and made some happy allusions to the state of English society, and expressed his admiration for the scenes which he witnessed around him. He declared that he appreciated fully the rigid observance then selected of adhering to old national customs, and that the nation was a happy one which thus held in respect the institue tions of its ancestors. It was a very interesting passage in which he referred to the Constitution of England; the subject was a painful one to the speaker, but he fully explained his meaning, He saw still existing the elements of power in this country, in the uajesty of an hereditary monarchy, honoured and respected, the power of the peerage :maintained, and the liberties of the people protected by the representatives of the House of Commons. When the more trivial inci dents of the Lord Mayor's day have passed from the minds of those present at the entertainment, they will doubtless long bear in mind this address from a di.'ingu6hed foreigner who put his heart into his expressions of enthusiasm, and evident: the warmth acd sincerity of his admiration for what he saw, no less than he gave proofs of his earnest sympathy and intense regrets for the " days that were o'er." In every respect the Lord Mayor's day passed off happily, but perhars this ineEent of the visit and speech of M. BERRYER may be ranked among its most striking and successful events, bringing before us, as it does, the reflections of the past, the hopes of the present, and the prospects of the future. In no better manner can the festivals of either nation be celebrated than when the people of the first countries in the world pay homage to the great men, who have ennobled their own land more especially, but also conferred some lustre upon he inhabitants of every clime inhabited by the race adorn. The close of Alderman LAWRENCE'S Mayoralty was signalised by an event of some importance. It is not often that the departing dignitary divides public interest with the new corner on the scene, but the last day of the late Lord Mayor's tenure o office witnessed a proceeding in whicrl the comfort and convenience of the good citizens of London are very closely concerned. The condition of our me• tropolitan thoroughfares has long been a matter o comment, and in spite of new streets and improve meats, in defiance of railways in almost every pos- sible direction, things seem to be getting worse rather than better. One need not be an inexperi,- enoed rustic to look with some alarm on a City crossing, and the number of serious and even fatal accidents recorded by the Registrar prove that the danger exists somewhere else than in the imagination of nervous ladies and timorous old gentlemen. A great many schemes, large and small, have been propounded with a view to amending this state of things, but as yet little has been effected in the way of amelioraa tion. We may holie a good deal from the Thames Embankment when finished, but that is a work of time, and in the meanwhile the necessity is pressing. The opening of Southwark Bridge free of toll, which was the event of the Bth of November, will give a sensible relief to the traffic north and south of the Thames. The gap between London Bridge and Blackfriars includes some of the busiest parts of the City, and the number of vehicles that went out of their way in order to go over one of these free bridges, instead of crossing by Southwark, added very considerably, and unnecessarily, to the daily entanglement of wheels. No one accustomed to City traffic is rash enough to expect to get over London Bridge in a hurry; and, indeed, if a travel ler is wise he will amplify Lotel NELSON'S maxim, and allow a considerable amount of spare time for his appointment or his train. In spite of the con. scant watchfulness of the police, and the exertions made to keep the passage clear, We can rarely hope to attain more than a snail's pr , ..ce over London Bridge in the busy months of the year. It is just those months when every one is in a hurry—and it is certainly aggravating to have the grand highway to so many different places blocked up by a brewer's dray, a carrier's van, or a string of tradesmen's carts, that are bound possibly for some quarter of the town to which Southwark Bridge would have offered the most direct route. The time, which is money to the professional class, is very secondary to the toll expenses in other quarters, so that all the inevitable difficulties attending the passage of London and Blackfriars Bridges were enhanced by such cumbrous and tardy additions. The opening of the intermediate thoroughfare, fi ee of toll, to the public is therefore a general boon ; and although it is professedly only I% tEmpori.ry measure, there is very little probability of its ever being closed again. When the public have once enjoyed the convenience, it is not very likely that they will willingly relinquish it, and if the share holders are anxious to get the bridge off their hands, they could not have adopted a wiser mea sure. Toll•keepers are not at the best of times a very popular race, and their reputation would not improve if they were to reappear upon the scene after a prolonged absence, with the ungracious office of barring the way which had once been free, and of demanding the toll which every one, from the highest to the lowest, begrudges, after a period of happy immunity from the annoyance. The shareholders have not demanded exorbitant terms; on the contrary, they have been fair and reasonable in the proposed arrangements. The bridge, which has not proved a profitable property, was con structed some 50 years ago, having been opened at midnight on the 24th March, 1819, after being six years building. It is the oldest of our metropolis tan bridges, with the exception of Vauxhall, and was considered, when constructed, a marvel of engineering skill. It consists of three arches, the centre one being one of the largest spans known. For many years Southwark's iron aides looked strange among the stone buttresses and arches of its neighbours, but of late iron bridges have grown more plentiful, and it is no longer singular. It is a fine bridge, though as yet it has not been a useful one, owing to the abaence of traffic and the vicinity of the free bridges. Whether it will prove capable of meeting the increased de mands upon it remains to be seen, but for the present it is likely to serve its purpose. The Cor poration are looking with some uneasiness to their funds, and the number of extensive works which they have already in hand made them reluctant to undertake the immediate purchase of the bridge, although the shareholders offered it to them for the moderate sum of £200,000, not a third part of its original cost. The shareholders, therefore, agreed to a compromise, by which the Corporation have the free use of the bridge for six months for the sum of eighteen hundred pounds, or for a twelvemonth on the payment of about another thousand, the com pany undertaking all necessary repairs. On these terms the bridge was opened on Tuesday with all due form and ceremony by Lord Mayor LAWRENCE, with a goodly company of those immediately con• cerned, and although the public have Lardly yet had time to realise to the full the benefits resulting from the movement, it is extremely improbable that the unwelcome barriers will again be thrown across Southwark Bridge, The temper of the public mind Ls growing more and more averse to the toll and turnpike system, and the abolition of the turnpike trusts has been hailed as a general boon, even where the increased rates have pressed heavily on the householders. The system is vexatious and inter fering, and is opposed to the whole spirit of our English ways. We like our freedom to be visible and practical, and object to the QUEEN'S highway being blocked by a man clothed in cfficia: garb, who bids us stand and deliver even if it be but a half• penny. The evil within the precincts of the Ci y has, however, grown to a very serious height, and has been productive, as we have seen, of worse results than any mere fanciful annoyance, so that the abolition of the toll may be regarded as a gene. ral benefit, and the opening of Southwark Bridge will certainly prove too practically advantageous 'or the public to submit to the reimposition of the The Russians on the Asiatic Frontier, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 10h. 50m.—Afternoon, 11h. 25m. to-moiaaow.-Morning,' 11h. 55m.—Afternoon, ,h. in. Sint LONDON, THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1864. It will be greatly to be regretted if the time honoured anniversary of Lord Mayor's-Day is ever put an rod to in the changes that are so constantly being - wrought, and in the gigantic innovations that are taking place around us. Something of the genial hearty feeling of older, and in some respects 'oetter, times seems to cling to this festival, and with its numerous, ceremonials it occupies a great part of the day, and contrives to bring a consider. able 'portion of the City into its sphere of exuberant an& enjoyable interest. The banquet of last night aF,emed to be as successful a one as any of its pre aiecessors, and many distinguished persona were present to do honour to the occasion and present the 'new Lord Mayor with their felicitations. Lord I)A.taktEnwrois is always in his element on an occa tion of this sort—indeed, he is particularly calcu lated to s hine in such scenes of hilarity and erjoy nacut„ The dull plodding cares of State and the tee4ions &tails of basin, as arc tuLcn as a :natter of nurse, and not allowed to damp his energy or to depress his spirit ; but he is in his native air in a place where jokes may reign paramount and more serious affairs treated lightly, if not passed over alto gel'aer. The Lord Mayor, who did the honours of the triening, may receive a particular interest from the circumstance of the day being the birthday of his Roy-di Highness the Prince of WALES, The old faf hioned citizens, who look upon the Lord Mayor's Day as the holiday of the year, must be gratified to Think that it is the birthday of their future King, who thus invests the civic glories with the prestige of another important event. In proposing the health of Lord PALMERSTON, the Lord Mayor made an effective speech, which was well suited to the occa• THE bit] N, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, - .L\ OVEMBE El 10, 1864. LATEST ENTELLIGENGE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND ITALY. PARIS, Nov. 10. The Constitution2zel of this morning considers the despatch of General Lamarmora as a fresh proof of the accord between the French and Italian Govern. mentE. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10. To-day the debate on the treaty of peace will commence with closed doors in the Landsthing, and will probably be concluded tomorrow in a public sitting. The Government will thus be enabled to forwa-rA. the ratification on Saturday next. ITALY. TURIN, Nov. 10. Yesterday his Majesty paid a visit to the Cesarewitch, who at once returned the same. Further intelligence has been received here from Florence announcing that deplorable damage had been caused by the inundations in the country round that city. RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 9, 9 57 a.m. Intellig uce has just been received of the opening of the telegraph line from Irkutzk to Kiachta, whereby the posting distance to Pekin is reduoed by 700 versts, or four days. NEW ZEALAND. The lnvalide Busse publishes the following de tails respecting the military operations of which the Russian fruitier of Asia was the theatre during the months of Ju:y and August ; " We announced some time since that the cities of Tur kestan and Aouliett had been occupied by our troops with the view of reuniting the Oldenburg line to that of Siberia. This operation had scarcely been effected when the inhabi tants of Khokan commenced to concentrate in considerable masses in the environs of Tchcmkent to attack our troops. Having been informed of this asseruliing, General Tcher niaief, who was with a detachment at Aouliett, resolved to frustrate the enemy's intention by a movement on Tchems kent. Having commenced his march on the 19th of July, with six weak companies of infantry, a sotnia of Cossacks, in all 1,293 men and 10 guns, he arrived on the 22d at the locality named Yaski-Tchou, situated on the Arys, at 50 versts from Tchemkent. At the same time Lieut.-Colonel Meyer was directed to advance on Tchemkent from an other side of Turkestan, with two companies of infantry, a sotnia of Cossacks, three pieces of artillery, and some rockets. Oa arriving at Yaski-Tchou, having learnt that Tchemkent wss occupied by 6,000 men with four guns, com manded by Minbai, and that the principal forces of Khokan were expected there under the command of Alimkoul, regent of the Khanat, General Tcherniaief proposed at first to remain in this pcsition to cover Aouliett and to take the enemy in rear if he proceeded to Turkestan ; but having received notice on the 25th that the detachment of Lieutenant-Colonel Meyer was one march from Tchem kent, the general proceeded rapidly to his assistance. On the next day his detachment performed a considerable march below the Arys, and on the 27th the major of Cos sacks, Katanief, was sent to the assistance of Lieutenant- Colonel Meyer with 50 of his men, 75 riflemen on horseback, and two guns. After having marched for about 50 versts, the major heard the fire of Lieutenant-Colonel Meyer's detachment and was himself attacked by considerable numbers of Khokans, which prevented him from effecting the junction as intended. Doting the 26th and 27th Lieutenant Colonel Meyer sustained a desperate combat against the enemy. Having passed the Arys, and having arrrived at the place called Ak-Boulak on the evening of the 25th, at daybreak he saw himself surrounded by nume rsus parties of people from Khokan. He rapidly entrenched himself behind his baggage, and resolved to accept battle. The enemy began the attack. Repulsed by grape shot and by musketry fire, the Khokans sought shelter behind the nearest inequalities of the ground and replied with mus ketry. Led by Ensign Ortchinuikof and a cornet of Cos sacks, some volunteers of the riflemen dislodged them with the bayonet, and during all the day the Khokans refrained from any new attack on the detachment, but having mounted three guns, as well as some falconets and wall pieces, during the day they con tinued a well-directed fire of grenades and bullets, which inflicted considerable damage on us, For their own protec tion, the detachment during the day and night occupied themselves in raising a parapet, in the construction of which even the corpses of those killed were used. Notwithstand ing the want of shovels the parapet was ready on the fol lowing morning. At daybreak on the :7th the enemy commenced preparations for a decisive assault. His cavalry occupied the neighbouring heights, and a mass of sarbazes (regular troops of Khokan), formed in good order, showed themselves before one of their fronts. After a violent cannonade against the camp the enemy rushed to the assault from all sides, but was received by a deadly and well sustained fire, and after some hesitation re tired without discontinuing his fire. In order to put an end to this resultless fusilade, Lieut.-Colonel Meyer pesmitteel the Khokans to collect their dead and wounded. The fighting then ceased, and the rest of the day was passed quietly. On the morning of the 28th the lieutenant-. colonel fell back on Birueljar, some versts in the rear. Towards the evening of the 28th General Tchernaiero detachment attacked the height of Altyne-Tubs, eight versts from Tchemkent. The complete exhaustion of the men after a forced march under a temperature of 4 ' degrees Reaumur would not allow of a continu ance of the movement on this day : but as soon an day broke next morning the general sent foe ward Lieut.- Colonel Lerche, with tin ce companies of infantry, a sotnia of Cossasks, and fur guns, with instructions to rejoi n Lieutenant-Colonel Meyer. Having, by an artillery fire, dispersed about 3,000 Khokans assembled in view of the camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Lerche opened the read to Tur kestan, and having effected his junction with Lieutenant- Colonel Meyer, the two detachments returned to Altyne-Tubo on the 29th. In this affair about 1?,000 Khokans ineffectually attacked a Russian detachment consisting c f no more than 405 men, including officers. According to the Kirghis and the pri soners, the loss of the enemy in all the affairs before Tchemkent was about 3,000. After three days of rest given to the troops, General Tcherniaief on Aug. 3 undertook the reconnaissance of Tchemkent. Notwithstanding the resist ance of the Khokan cavalry, amounting to 15,000 or 20,000 men, the detachment approached within c annon-shot of Tchemkent, and, after having affected the reconnaissance, returned to camp without the least loss. Two days after wards the troops commenced their march for Aouilett and Turkestan. On his side the regent of Khokan, having been informed of the movements of the Bokhara pe.sple and the troubles on the frontier of the Chinese poaaessinns, also re tired with his troops, MELBOURNE, SEPT. 24. Advices from New Z?,aland continue satisfactory. No hostile movements by the rebel natives have .aken place. Many of them are surrendering their arms. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SUEZ, Nov. 9. The Malta, from Bombay on the 29th October. reached Satz at 2.45 p.m. to-day. SOUTHAAIPTON, Nov. 10. The telfgraph reeLived here from the Hurst Castle Telegraph Station announcing the arrival of the Teutonia was a mistake. She has not yet been sighted. sou [HAMPTON, Nov. 10 The steamer Bavaria, which left here at 6 p.m.l last evening, met the over due steamer Saxonia out side the Needles, and towed her into the Solent about two this morning. She then dropped anchor, and transhipped to the Bavaria 64 passengers, the German mails, and 800 dollars in sr ecie, for Ham burg. The Bavaria proceeded to Hamburg at 5 a.m. Tho Saxonia has just arrived in the docks for repairs. She had 3S passengers for Southampton and Havre, and 10,000 dols for London. She left New York on the 151 h ult. at noon, and passed Cape Race, all right, at 6 a.m. on the 19th. On the 21st she broke her stern box, and lay to for five days, till the 26th, in a heavy gale from S.E , subsequently experiencing south and easterly wands. She made the passage since the 27th ult., at the rate of 3 to 4 miles an hour, sometimes under steam, and at other times beating under canvas. Her stern pipe compartment is filled with water, but with the exception of a few bags of coffee being wetted, the cargo has sustained no damage. A portion of it will ba landed, and the steamer docked to be overhauled. FRANCE. The Society of Sciences, Agriculture, and Belles- Lettres of the Tarn-et-Garonne has offered a gold medal of 300 fr. for the best pi,ce of poetry—poem, °le, or star zi—on Meyerheer, The Emperor of Russia has left Berlin to return to St. Petersburg. A telegraphic despatch announce 3 the arrival yesterday of King Leopold at Lyons, where he was to piss the night. BOURSE, Nov. 9.—The market has been heavy, and prices are rather lower. Threes, for the Ac count, are now at 64f. 95f., and Mobilier at 8851'r. Railway Market without animation, and some of the lines have receded. The market closed as fo'- lows : 41 per Cents 92 Do. end mouth 3 per Cents 64 75 Do. end month 64 85 Credit Mobilier 876 25 Do. end month 875 Bank Shares 33 93 Credit lioncier 1165 Roman Italian Loan 64 50 Do. end month 64 70 Ditto Threes — Now Mexican „ 49 75 Russian Austrian .. Spanish Threes — Rome Debt Deferred Cash. Account. Orlean.s .. .... ... . 835 835 -- Northern .......... 970 970 Lyons and kluditarrancan 866 25 .. 867 50 Southern ....._••••• 586 25 .. 582 50 Western .............. 495 497 50 Eastern Sardinian ...... 310 315 Austrian .............. 415 .. 445 Loyphsrd .............. 602 50 .. 51)2 5 ) North of Spain ........ 262 50 .. 362 50 Saragossa .............. 447 50 .. 445 Ditto to Barcelona .... 170 —• 175 JAPAN. DESTRUCTION CF JAPANESE FORTS. The China Mail contains the following account of the operations of the allied fleets in Japan We have already alluded to the probability of active mea sures being taken to open up the inlend sea of Japan, which is one of the highways of commerce in Eastern waters. Some few years ago this sea was made use of by vessels of different countries, on account of the facility it afforded for communication between Nagasaki and Yoko hama. The western entr ance to t he Sea of Japa n is guarded by the Straits of Simonosaki, which are so narrow that any vessel passing through them is liable to be suc cessively fired upon from either side. It is now mere than a year since the experiment was actually tried ; and it will be remembered that, in retaliation, various vessels of war went to the place and temporarily silenced the batteries. Since that time the dispute has remained in abeyance; but the interval has been employed in considering the best means of settling it. The Tycoon of Japan, who seems to be alternately powerful and powerless, could in this case afford no relief a nd it was therefore determined, wisely en ou g h, by Sir Rutherford Alcock, to take immediate measures for open ing up the straits to the free navigation of every country. This was by no means easy of accomplishment under ordi nary circumstances; but the very strong naval force at pre sent in this part of the East offered an opportunity of forcing the necessary concession, and Sir R. Alcock went to work at once. In conjunction with the French, American, and Dutch authorities, he despatched an expedition to the Straits of Simonosaki, in order to accomplish the common obj set of opening the inlaid sea to foreign nations. The vessels of war detailed for this undertaking, were as follows : English—The Barosea, the Perseus, the Argus, the Coquette, and the Bouncer. French —The Semiramis, the Dupleux, and the Tancredo. Dutch —The Metollen-Cruz, the Djambi, the Medusa, and the Amsterdam. The Ameri • can Minister, having no vessel of war at command, char tered the Ta-kiang, on board of which the United States flag was displayed, in order to show that America was acting in unison with the other powers. On the sth of September, the fleet haying previously anchored off Simonosaki, an attack upon Prince Nagato'e forts was commenced, which ended in the destruction of two batteries on the eastern extremity. The Japanese fired some shot and shell during the attack, but without any serious effect. Not more than seven vessels of the allied fleets were engaged in the attack. On the following day (Sept. 6), shortly after daybreak the Tartar and Ba rossa were in action, having been challenged by the fire of some Japanese forts farther on, and in half an hour they succeeded in silencing the guns. Shortly afterwards, how ever, the firing was renewed, and arrangements were made for landing the marines. The men were put on shore at 9,30 a.ta, along with contingents from the French and Dutch vessels, and in about 20 minutes the forts were taken. The Perseus went on shore while protecting the landing parties, but continued to do service notwithstand ing ; she was got off 36 hours afterwards, the Barossa having stood guard over her all the while. The storming party were assailed with various weapons, including arrows ; and it was remarked that the latter made n asty wounds. The struggle cit moment Was tough RAIL 'Ale. Capt. Alexander, of the Euryelns, was among thoso who received severe injury. On the 7th inst., at daybreak, four vessels of the allied squadron moved on to the forts at Hakusima ; but the successes of the previous day and the play of the Arm strong guns induced the occupants of these forts to retire. The Barossa and Leopard took charge of the captured guns, spiking some, and taking others on board. Soon after this (at 8 a.m. on the 7th September) a flag of truce was sent off in a boat, under charge of one of the Japanese who had lately been in England. In the course of the day the signal of truce was hoisted all over the flaet, and it is reported that Nagato is quite willing to open the straits and treat foreigners civilly. It is even affirmed that he has offered to open ports for trade upon his territories, and we can only hope he is sincere. The total loss sustained throughout the entire fleet does not exceed 100 killed and wounded, that of the English squadron being 15 killed and 49 wounded. We are not in possession of the names of those who suffered ; but, as despatches from the admiral go home by this mail the details will no doubt be fully given in the regular official form. No English officers have been killed, but one or two are badly wounded. When the forts were destroyed the Mince of Nagato's officials sued for peace, saying that they would agree to whatever terms might be proposed. A guarantee, it is reported, was taken from the Prince, by which ho binds himself to pay any indemnity that may be demanded. This is rather vague, and seems to imply that Nagato is ready to promise anything in order to get rid of the allied fleet. The latest advices state that "a move is about to be made towards Yeddo." We can only hope that the recent successful operations have not led to expectations on the part of the British minister which are too high to be realised. The progress of negotiations with a country like Japan must be slow, and any wanton employ ment of force will be a blunder under almost any circum stances. So far as can be learnt by native rumours a civil war is at present going on in the interior of the country, and is supposed to have arisen out of the foreign question. The fighting is said to be between noble and noble ; but native rumour is unreliable. Her Majesty's ship Severn is ill Hong-Kong harbour at present, bound for Japan, and on her arrival there it is likely that Admiral Kuper, who is well pleased at the suc cess of the late operations, will return home to England." The Seizure of the Confederate States Steamer Florida, The Index publishes the following official repor of the commander : Bahia, Oct. 13, 1864. Sir,—lt is with great pain that I have to repel., .he seizure of the Confederate States steamer Florida, lately under my command. I arrived at this port on the 4th inst., at nine p.m., to procure coal and provisions, and also to get soma slight repairs, after a cruise of 61 days. Just after anchoring a boat passing around us asked the name of our vessel, read upon receiving our reply stated that the boat was from her Britannic Ma jesty's steamer Curlew. Next morning I found that the United States steamer Wachusetts was at anchor near us, but no English steamer ; so I at once concluded that the boat which had hailed us the evening before was from the Wachusetts. We were visited on the morning of the sth by a Brazilian officer, to whom I stated my wants, and was informed by him that he would report the same to the President, and that until his answer was re ceived we could hold no communication with the shore. At noon I received a communication (which was left on board the Florida) from the President, stating that he was ready to receive me. At our interview he informed that 48 hours would be allowed me to refit and repair, but that should his chief en gineer, whom he would send on board to exemine the machinery, deem the time too short, he would grant the necessary extension. He was most urgent in his request that I would strictly observe the laws of neutrality, at the same time stating to me that he had received the most solemn assurances from the United States consul that ti.e United States steamer would do nothing while in port contrary to the lows of nations and of Brazil ; and that he de sired the same from me, which I unhesitatingly gave. The Brazilian admiral, who was present at the interview, suggested that I had better move my vessel in between his ship and the shore, as our proximity to the Wachusetts might cause some difficulty. My assurances to the President seemed to set his mind at rest on the score of any collision between the two vessels, and upon leaving him I immediately repaired on bo,ird and moved the Flo rida close in shore to the position suggested by the admiral. I found the Br; z , lian engineer on board, and was informed by him that it would re quire four days to repair the pipe of the condenser. Feeling now no apprehension of any difficulty occurring while in port, and wishing to gratify the crew with a short liberty, not only on the score of good con duct, but also of health, I determined to permit one watch at a time to go ashore for twelve hours, and sent the port watch off that afternoon. About 7.30 p.m, a boat came alongside, stating that she was from the United States staamer Wechusetts with the United Stated consul, who had an official communication for the commander of the Florida. The letter, with the card of the consul, was handed to First Lieutenant Porter, who, after examining it, and finding it directed to Captain Morris, " sloop Florida," returned it unopened to the consul, stating that it was improperly ad dressed ; thet the vessel was the Confederate States steamer Florida, and that when the letter was so directed it would be received. The next day (6th) a Mr de Vidiky came on board, having received a letter from the United States Consul ens closing one for me. He requested me, before re ceiving my letter, to permit him to read to me the one sent to him. It was a request to Mr de Vie diky to carry a challenge to the commander of the Florida, and, in case of its acceptance, to offer his (the consul's) influence in having the repairs of the Florida speedily finished. I informed Mr de Vi diky that I had heard quite enough, and, finding the letter to me still improperly addressed, declined receiving it; but at the same time said to him that I had come to Bahia for a special purpose, which, being accomplished, I should leave; that I would neither seek nor avoid a contest with the Wachu setts ; but, should I encounter her outside of Bra zilian waters, would use my utmost endeavours to destroy her. That afternoon, the port watch have ing returned, I sent the starboard watch (the other half of the crew) ashore on liberty, going a! myself in company with several eaf the officers. From our nearness to the Wachusetts persons on board of that vessel could well see these men leaving the ship. At 3.30 am. I was awakened by the proprietor of the hotel at which I was staying and told that there was some trouble on board the Florida, as he had heard firing and cheering in the direction of the vessel, but on account of the darkness was unable to discern anything. I immediately hastened to the landing, and was informed by a Brazilian officer the United States steamer Wachusetts had run into and seized the Florida, and was then towing her out of the harbour. 1 hurried off to the admiral's vessel, and was told by him that he was at once going in pursuit, which he did as soon as steam was raised on board a steamer belonging to the fleet. The admiral's ship being sailing vessel, sloop-of-war, was taken in tow by the steamer, and went out of the harbour. He returned in the afternoon with all his vessels, having been unable to overtake the Wachusetts. Upon mustering the officers and crew left on shore I found there were four officers, viz., Lieutenant Barron, Paymaster Taylor, Midship man Dyke, and Master's Mate King, and 71 men, of whom six had escaped by swimming from the Florida after her seizure. Of the ac'uel occurrences and loss of life on board the Florida I have been able to fled out very little. Tne substance of what I hove gathered from the six men who escaped is as follows :—Tnat at 3 15 a,m. on Oct. 7, Master T. W. Hunter, jun., being in charge of the deck, the Wachusetts left her an chorage, and taking advantage of the darkness steamed for the Florida, from whom she was not seen till close aboard ; that she was hailed by Mr Hunter, who receiving no answer, called "All hands" to quarters. Before the officers and crews were all on deck the Wachusetts struck the Florida on her starboard quarter, cutting her rail down to the deck and carrying away her mizenmast, at the same time pouring a volley of musketry and a charge of canister from her forecastle pivot gun upon our decks. The Wachusetts then backed off and demanded our surrender, to which demand Lieutenant Porter dee clined to accede. The enemy then fired again and again into us, which was returned by the officers and crew of the Florida. Another demand was then made for our surrender, and Lieut. Porter an swered, " I will surrender conditionally." The enemy then stopped firing, and the commander called for Captain Morris to come on board ; Lieut. Porter answered that Captain Morris was on shore, and that ho as a commanding officer would come on board as soon as he could get a boat ready. The enemy then sent a number of armed boats to take possession of the Florida. As soon as Lieut. Porter was heard to surrender fifteen of our crew jumped overboard to escape capture, of whom only six succeeded, the remaining nine having been shot in the water by the men on the forecastle and in the boats of the Wachusetts. Mr Hunter was wounded and a number of men killed. The enemy made fast a hawser to the foremast of the Florida, and, after slipping her cable, towed her out to sea. I called in person on the President as soon as possible, but could get no further information from him, On the Bth I sent a protest to the President, of which I send you a copy, marked 2. On the 10th our agent was informed by the interpreter that the President did not inteLid to answer my protest, es the Confederate Government had not been recog nised by Brazil, and that 1 could find all the official correspondence in the newspapers. I then wrote the letter marked 3, in which reference is made to a let• ter from the President marked 4. Just before leaving Bahia, having receives no answer, I sent our agent, Mr D wyer, to the President. The result of his visit is contained in his letter marked 5. The Bahia pas pera contain a number of reports as to the killed and wounded on board the Florida, all of which I have thoroughly sifted and find no foundation for the same. At the time of her seizure there were about 25 tons of coal on board, most cf which was dust. The list of officers captured is contained in the re port of Paymaster Taylor, marked 6. The enclosed newspaper is an official extra, con taining all the Brazilian official correspondence in reference to the Florida.—l am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) C. MANIGAULT MORRIS, Lieutenant Commanding C.S. Navy. Gedney v. Smith, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —I shall feel greatly indebted to you if you wi 1 kindly allow me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to state that I am not in the slightest degree con nected with the person calling himself Dr. Goss, and residing in King-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. This is another of the gross cases in which a medical man is sub jected to annoyance and injury caused by an apparent similarity of name.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, SAMUEL DAY-GOSS, M,D., F,R,G,S, 24, Newington-place, Kennington-Park. The Fatal Gunpowder Explosion at Faversham. The inquest on the bodies of Geo. Sherwood, 61, labourer and Henry Keene, 28, labourer, who were killed by the ex plosion at Messrs Hall's powderworks, near this town, on Monday afternoon, took place to-day, before Mr T. T. Dela-. saux, coroner for East Kent. It was stated durirg the pro-. ceedings that it was 26 years yesterday since the last fatal casualty occurred in connection with these works, Mr James Teasell attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of Messrs Hall and Son. The friends of the deceased were not represented. The jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the bodies which were lying in a portion of the works near where the explosion occurred. On their return the following evidence was adduced: — Christopher Johncock, labourer, employed by Messrs Hall at the powder-works, Davington, deposed—On Mon day I was working at the powder boats from half-past 6in the morning until between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. I was removing powder from the presshouse to the corninghouse, and thence to the glszinghouse. The dust which came from the powder I took back to the chargehouse in order that it might be returned to the mill. At half-past three o'clock I was waiting in the boat shed for more powder, when I heard a report proceeding from the corninghouse. I knew at that time that Henry Keene and John Sherwood were at work theie. I had been in the corninghouse about half an hour before, and at that time Sherwood was stand ing on the platform and Keene was sweeping up the dust with a hair broom. That is the usual mode adopted. On hearing the explosion I put on my slippers and went to wards the corninghouse. I saw the boards and materials with which the corninghouse was built scattered and fired in all directions, but could not see anything of the deceased. I asseted in extinguishing the fire and then returned to the boat. I put the powder from the boat into the charge house and left. I cannot say anything as to the cause of the explosion. By a juror—When I was in the corninghouse the ma chinery was not going. The Coroner having briefly summed up, the jury, with. out retiring, returned a verdict of accidental death, coupling with it an expression of their opinion that " every possible precaution is taken in connexion with Messrs Hall's gun powder works to prevent accidents." This afternoon Colonel Boxer attended at the works on behalf of the Government to institute an examination into ,he probable causes of the explosion. Wit*-1300. ,t3to l ll. :iza2A_v *Tit (.4 ffutt . HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal Iligs uesses the Princess of Wales and Princess gale drove out this morning in a carriage and fou r ' s tended by the equerry in waiting. t ou t Her Royal Highness Princess Loui se Wen' • driving. cod Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice , att° by Mdlle. Norelle, took a carriage drive. t ho This morning, it being the anniversary °' birthday of his Royal Highness the 0 Priri c° , Wales, the band of the 2d Regiment of Life (3116;b8 performed the following selection of music i° quadrangle : Chorale, " 0 Thou to whom all creatures P r i nc e CO bow" Overture, " Flauto Magico" Duet, " I would that my love"— Mendelssolln' The Prince of Wales's Quick March Duchess of P il os A His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales sleli out shooting, attended by Major Teesdale, i°., Methuen, Col. the Hon. A. Hardinge, and Lie Col. Kiagacote. The following, in addition to her Majesty' - the Prince and Princess of Wales's households, shad:o the honour of being invited to the Castle in evening—Lieut,-Gen. the Hon. C. and Mrs I I and the Hon. Mrs W. Grey, Major - Ge n. and 1)34 Mary Hood and Miss Hood, Major-Gen. and Emily Seymour and Miss Seymour, the Hon. Lip'. Biddulph, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Wellesley, Col. and Mrs H. Ponsonby , the 14' C. Tarver, Mr Buff, and Mr Sahl. Earl de Grey and Ripon arrived at the Cebu yesterday, and had the honour of dining with Majesty and the Royal family. Visit of the Prince and Princess of v'' to Knowsley. It is now positively fixed that their Royal --, nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales a re to ',a% Windsor Castle on Tusday next to hon our the Poi and Countess of Derby by a visit to Knowslei Their Royal Highnesses will remain the goe B f o the noble earl and countess till Saturday , 03 abeigl stated. The day for the visit of their Royal '7l nesses to Liverpool is not yet determin ed, but 'I said either Thursday or Friday will be the &l ot pointed for the visit. The Prince, we under 9t o is desirous that his visit should be a private 0 0 % that no addresses should be presented. The al i ments, therefore, have been left in the hands ° Mayor of Liverpool. A, The Marchioness of Ely has left town 0 0 tinental tour. yo dJ The Earl and Countess Russell and D e o Georgina Russell will return to town on Dion DY from Alderley Park, Cheshire. A Oi l The Earl sand Countess Stanhope , t ow Mary Stanhope have left Chevening Par k, on a ViS',' " Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, at Battle Abbey' , Lord and Lady Southampton have left tow, Clermont Lodge, Thetford, Norfolk, 411 11 Sir Erskine and Lady Perri have left 0- 0 0 join the circle assembled at Dudbrooke Hens?, ss,,ef'9 visit to Frances Countess Waldegrave and the ItiP. Chichester Fortescue, IM.P. d fl If Sir Coutts and Lady Lindsay will leav e t 6" morrow, for Paris. Captain the ion. S. C. and Mrs Vivian bt l/ ° 1,. town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of 10113 Tot quay. t it ,O P THE DUKE CF HAMILTON. — The Duke of '`," ton, who is still pursuing his studies at Christ CV Oxford, has so far recovered from the accide nt oces3:o,, by his hunting with the Christ Church hariers last 1. to remove the bandage and shade from th e injured el Birthday of the Prince of WI f The 23d anniversary of the birth of t he Prince ° " 0 ,5 was celebrated yesterday in the metropolis by tile ol d of joyous peals at many of the principal churc hes ' e t by the display of union jac ks at Se'°Se 51 ti owwniatsthhi imparted an vz . ed b o a ti l oo o u w t and at a few other of the Government offices- dre his rhe ed London-bridgeriver bunting,fo robmy were als o a °l I f& sin at In the evening • gether at St. James's Hall. The party, consistia s ades a hundred, was presided over by Mr S y . , Burto f v-f° royal high.: whichs d s i , t distance' nr rulea f, Burton, o street. The whole of the inmates of ChelsereCollege We r° „ r i: l egl ol, with good old English fare of roast beef and plum-P.-hea The dining.hall presented a very interesting scene vi o I plum-puddings of Gib, weight each were placed °Pvioet table. The gallant old pensioners hear til y enjeYecii selves, and drank the health of the Prince of the vigour of refreshed British lions. scie /I _, The day was kept by the Prince and Princess au P whither their royal highnesses pro ceeded on l'ues°B' visit to her Majesty, they At a few minutes before seven in the morning of the 2d Life Guards, now quartered at Windsor, '000• 1 c to the Castle, and, by her M a j est y 's special ° sere naded the prince and princ ess. Under the lo s joi l t e ndence of Mr Froehuert, the band master, the 0 on were stationed at the foot of King Edward which their royal highnesses occupy a splendid ;O• f apartments, just as the Castle clack time the 0 ,00 1 seven; and as the first red streaks were tinging tile d sky, the band commenced the serenade with the ' co GI solemn strains cf the chorale composed by the Pr ill oo lll sort. This was followed by the quick and live l / A - 0 0 , to "Flauto Magico," after which the band pinie"iiaer " I would that my love," by Mendelssohn, the te- ato impassioned strains of which were admirably stliAte,,fat occasion. The serenade, which occupied about PIO concluded with the performance of the'` Prince t o il Quick March,'' a lively tune composed on the P r ' birthday by the Duchess of Kent. In the royal borough more than the usual den1°)(101 of loyalty were exhibited. At intervals during t il l, bells of the Chapel Royal of St. George, from the 0 0 1 Julius Caesar's Tower, and those of the parish ell i tif t el John, rang out right merrily, while a royal se'itig guns was fired from the town artillery in the fn and was answered from Fort Belvidere and the Virginia Water. The principal thoroughfares e f 0 0 were most gaily decorated with fla g s and ban!: ea/ brightest colours. High-street was a conaPi ew i l ee) bunting, amongst which the Prince of Wales': Po V I Very conspicuous. In the evening man y of t1:10 r O Y 0 06 41 t, p eo ple illuminated the fronts of their sho p s and l l° to t h e 'n ew ly- e l ec ted mayor, Mr W. H. Harris, Wial poration, dined at the White Hart Hotel. In London the illuminations we re very ge- n ° 4ll;i th ea tres contributed materially to the displal'ostes prince's and others of the royal tradesmen mania loyalty by the exhibition of many tasteful de c ' v e and pretty transparencies. Among the more reel" these were the following : 1 ,4 REGENT-STREET, --W. C, Jay and Co., t' 11 ;0 a 0T General Mourning Warehouse —This was 13 P` pie / play of gas illumination, con sistin g of a .10114°i0° f ea th er s, surrounded by laurel wreath s and te Fri cornu copia, the letters P. W., and two g a rs, 0 sum mit of the building floated several flags. ltl of the North did not miss the chance of showiliZerl as St James's Hall had brilliant devices both nt s treet and Piccadilly entrances , Tho royal et''' displayed from the top of the hall. 130 ND-STREET.—Mr Mitchell's Royal Librei-'OO. tient star of large size in radiated jets cf go, the letters P. W., and in Stafford-street tho,iir Wales's feathers with the motto Ich Dien, al s° l l je whole presenting an elegant and effective dieP:ei and Roskell, Jewellers—A massive plume, 0t1r,,,-°' laurel brancher, and the words " God bless 1:11100, F. Hancock (corner of Bruton-street, jeweller t g A 7 and Prince of Wales)—Tho royal initiate. dOl prince's plume with motto, surmounted 1 1 0! star—the whole in gas. Messrs London al w, ese a huge Holbein badge of jewe ls, compoaedie ar. glass, illustrating diamond s, sapphires, IlibBP rwe ralds, lit from behind with gas. t v 0 , , j1 NEW BURLINGTON STREET.—Messrs. "' e t r i o A t i Co., music puldishers to the Queen e nd t - c o o i p . Wales : A transparent star of eight points d " 1 , , liants—in the centre the Prince's plume ° I: 4 51 cir, led with rubies—the whole illuminated ‘"1",,,e lIATIAARKET.—W. S. Adams and Sons , i r° l - 0 her Majesty and the Prince of Wales —G as front of the building, with irran'Alov u lti royal arms, supported by the letters P.W - - he' racters.—Hooper and Co., coach builders to , the Prince of Wales : The Prince's plane' Itetols4 the initials ENV., and enclosed by laurel brave, OXFORD-STREET.—William S. Burton , ir to appointment : The Prince's feather and 13'elt the star in gas.—ln addition to . an illumination ° 0 1 1 1 the Prince's birthday was loyally celebrated, tsltA/0A of the National Anthem, the solo parts bei°Poiertri Russell, Miss Fitzhenry, and Miss Tyra - , of the establishment completed them usical ~ ,,`"o r 'd enthusiasm of the audience (a Lord 1k.". 1 c o , bumper) was immense. a gone! HATTON- faARDEN,—A. Rowland an. - 8 (1 S:e., T v, R - A ar N e D. ho . l warehouse a e : n A t and sp Co.,splendid watch anddidstaring ees'vo in or STRAND.—Dent oeoat to the Queen and Prince of Wales : star monogram P.W. Murder in France. A double murder was committed the night before last on _he persons of a woman of the town nrmed Flora Vigreux, and her son, a boy only two years old, residing in a low lodging-house in the Rue St. Marguerite-St. Antoine. It appears that early in the morning the landlord found the key of the woman's room on the landing, and as a man with wham she cohabited arrived at the moment he gave it to him. The latter immediately entered the room, and the landlord, hearing him utter a cry of horror, followed. On the floor lay the woman in a pool of blood, with three stabs in her chest, and on the bed was the poor child, with its throat cut from ear to ear. A commissary of police was sent for, and it was ascertained that the crime must have been committed some hours before. The landlord stated that the unfortunaie woman had been visited by a stranger late on the previous night ; that she came down to his shop and bought a bottle of wine, saying that her visitor had promised her 20f. A chiffonier who occupied an adjoining chamber also said that during the night he had heard persons quarrelling in the woman's room, but paid no attention to it, as such things often occurred, It is evident the poor woman struggled hard with her murderer, for there was blood all over the floor and on the window, which she had apparently tried to open. Robbery appears to have been the motive of the crimes, for the contents of a set of drawers had been turned out on the floor. The police are making active search to discover the murderer, who is supposed, from the similarity of the circumstances, to be the same per. son who murdered a woman of the town some time since in the Avenue Lamothe Piquet. so THE CONVICT MULLER.—Franz Muller, now under sentence of death in Newgate, continues to maintain the same reserve with respect to the murder of which he was found guilty that he has always shown since his conviction. The same sedate, cool, and collected manner, too, which seems habitual to the convict has never forsaken him since the conclusion of his trial. Up to last night he had shown no inclination to confess, nor is it likely he will confess,even if he were inclined,pendiug the memorial to the Home Secretary, which will be presented to-day. Yester day, or on Tuesday, at his own request, he saw his country man Haifa, with whom he worked in London and lodged for a short time at the house of the Blythe. He has asked to see other persons whom he has named, but for the present the Governor has declined to assume the responsibility of admitting them until he can consult the visiting justices on the matter. Yesterday, again, the Rev. Mr 'Walbaum, the minister of the German chapel in St James's, spent some time with the convict in his cell, and the Rev Mr Davis, the ordinary, sees him from day to day. The prisoner also continues to attend the morning service daily in the prison chapel. AFRICAN EXPLORATION.--M. du Chaillu has addressed a letter, of which the following are exa tracts, to a brother geographer :—Fernand - Vaz River, August 20, 1864—1 have felt deeply the loss of my instru ments, for I had to wait a long time for a fresh supply from England ; but these having at length arrived, in a few days I start for the great interior of the African continent. In this direction it is at any rate a terra incognita. It will be, as you geographers are fully aware, a long journey. I will spend 18 or 20 months exploring the interior, and should I find it possible to proceed, I will do my best to reach the Nile. I propose then to fallow the line of the equator until I strike the Great Bayer. Of course I must be guided by circumstances. lam perfectly aware of the dangers anu hardships I am to encounter, and I know very well I may love my life in the undertaking, but I also know that my lit; is in the hands of my Maker, and that if he thinks best I shall return in safety. lam glad to say I have succeeded pretty well in my photography, and I hope to be able to take many photographs. I propose likewise making a large collection of insects, birds, quadrupeds, butterflies, &c., so you see I will be pretty busy, especially as I must also take numerous astronomical observations, for which I have been prepared by good Captain George, R.N., at the Geogra phical Society. lam glad I shall have so much to do, as it may prevent me from feeling too lonely. 111 E RAILWAY TUNNEL UNDER THE APPS• NINES.—The tunnel under the Appenines, on the Bologna and Florence line, has just been opened to the public. Tra• Yellers may now proceed from Turin and Milan to Rome and Naples without any other interruption on the railway than the few miles which separate Civita.Yecchia from Orbitello, on the Tuscan coast. X 0 - it REDIJC7 The Ba Ing redae Cent. This 113 that its al In raonete very corr Position c of the aut ing, Po arrivals vaults o of specie b een :con creasing 50 abun, d ta; t r i k on e ! , t he norm t hey fo when e i h are bee and it shied to has been taken p file eleE Prises a Th e B , have no In thei r A, ofi cir t i c ; CON Tlll Pekr a Per Mezi Sloan Vert With, 13a ?Nu Ion( mine liud Gc Per Lo Per N ew New I) tatu th t 411(